The Bahrain Grand Prix was turned on its head when Pierre Gasly's AlphaTauri caught alight and stopped on track, triggering a Safety Car with ten laps to go. This meant a restart, all drivers on fresh tyres with Charles Leclerc, who had controlled the race until then, leading from Formula 1 World Champion Max Verstappen who was complaining of a steering issue on his Red Bull and was told to get on with it, and Carlos Sainz in the other Ferrari suddenly back in the mix on the final seven-lap sprint that decided the race. Again Leclerc outsmarted Verstappen at the restart, the Red Bull crowding the Ferrari into the final bend before watching it dart into the distance as the Monegasque...
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